... Abstract The hydrocarbon production facilities offshore eastern Canada must contend with icebergs. Subsea infrastructure is typically protected by placement in excavated drill centers (EDCs). EDCs are large excavations where subsea infrastructure is installed below the depth of potential...

... Abstract Icebergs can pose risks to platforms in arctic and subarctic regions. These risks require careful consideration during design, and as well during operations. Platforms must be designed to withstand potential impacts from icebergs, or to disconnect and move offsite to avoid impacts. ISO...

... Abstract Currently, iceberg risk mitigation at production facilities in shallower waters (80 to 120 m) on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is accomplished using iceberg surveillance, towing, water cannons and, in the case of floating facilities, disconnection. Future...

... Abstract For oil and gas projects offshore Newfoundland, Canada, subsea structures are generally placed in excavated drill centres which lower the equipment below the natural mudline, protecting the equipment from damage due to iceberg impact. This paper introduces a concept of protecting...

... Abstract Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, development costs associated with iceberg protection pose significant challenges in terms of project execution and economics for marginal field subsea tie-backs. The current standard practice is to assume that if an iceberg makes contact...

... Abstract During July 2018, an expedition was carried out offshore northern Newfoundland to central Labrador to profile, track, and forecast the drift of icebergs. One of the central goals of the drift modelling work was to test potential improvements in iceberg drift forecast accuracy up to 24...

... Abstract Subsea oil and gas developments in the Grand Banks region, offshore Eastern Canada, require mitigation techniques to protect against iceberg keel interactions. For example, untrenched infield flowlines incorporate weak link systems designed to fail in the event of flowline snag...

... Abstract Drifting icebergs can threaten navigation and marine operations and are prevalent in a number of regions that have active oil and gas exploration and development. Satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is naturally applicable to map and monitor icebergs and sea ice due its ability...

... Abstract Due to their potential instabilities, deploying personnel onto icebergs to make direct in-situ measurement is hazardous. The preliminary results from an investigation into the usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for surveying and monitoring icebergs are presented. The project had...

... Abstract Iceberg areal density is one of the most important and challenging parameters to define accurately for offshore petroleum exploration. The two data sources for iceberg areal density considered here are aerial reconnaissance data collected by the International Ice Patrol (IIP...

... Abstract Platforms operating in arctic and subarctic regions such as the Grand Banks, Labrador Sea, Barents Sea and offshore Greenland are exposed to the risk of iceberg impacts. These structures must be designed to withstand the impact from an iceberg or be designed to disconnect and move...

... draft icebergs which could potentially contact and damage the cable. An initial study in 2011 was followed by iceberg tracking and current monitoring programs at the cable crossing site and a final study incorporating these data 2015-2016. This paper describes the application of a drift-based Monte...

... Abstract When icebergs touch and scour through unconsolidated seafloor sediment the keel ice may fracture and crush, creating individual ice blocks that may rotate independently of each other under confining pressure. Blocks of ice also may be forced into and embedded in the seafloor beneath...

... major elements: the modular topside facilities, the reinforced concrete gravity base structure (GBS), and crude oil offloading system (OLS). This paper addresses the current engineering and ongoing construction of the Hebron modern iceberg resistant GBS solution. Based on the relevant environmental...

... Abstract When designing oil and gas platforms for offshore arctic and subarctic regions, operators may need to consider the influence of iceberg impacts on optimal structure configuration and ice strengthening requirements. Icebergs have complex and varied shapes, are mostly underwater...

... Abstract The current practice for protecting wellheads and associated subsea facilities from icebergs on the Grand Banks is an Excavated Drill Centre (EDC), which is simply an excavation in the seabed in which wellheads and associated facilities are placed. Free-floating icebergs simply drift...

... development technology conference norwegian part subsea system iceberg new technology References References Abramov A . ( 1996 ): Atlas of Arctic Icebergs - The Greenland, Barents, Kara, Laptev, East-Siberian and Chukchi Seas and the Arctic Basin . Backbone Publishing . 68 p...

... iceberg impacts, or to be disconnected and moved off location to avoid impacts from very large ice features. Global design loads (ice crushing forces on the platform) and mooring systems global loads were estimated using a two-step approach. First the concrete Spar was assumed to be fixed (i.e. not able...

... Abstract High resolution iceberg profiles are an essential element of an intelligent ice management toolkit. This paper describes field work undertaken during the spring and summer of 2015 to test our high resolution, rapid iceberg profiling system and presents some key results obtained...

... development program continues in 2016 with the addition of a capability to model the interaction of icebergs with offshore structures. This paper will introduce the co-simulation architecture proposed to simulate the complex interaction between an iceberg and a platform structure. It will focus...